Originally Posted by
dustinlikewhat
living in maryland, I can tell you that I doubt too many cops would go out of their way to save someones life. I had some friends that made a hobby out of wandering around behind shopping centers late at night to catch cops sleeping in their cars, and then report them... Just because they're trained to do so, does not mean that they are doing it.
These guys do it day in and day out. In the Sate of Maryland, if you crash your bike and are critically injured, a Maryland Sate Police Paramedic will be the person trying to save your life:
One such example, note the patch:
And another:
From: The MD Cost Dispatch
Police: Helmet Saved Five Year Old’s Life
Cara Dahl
Staff Writer
07/27/2006 BERLIN – A 5-year-old Berlin boy came home from the hospital this week after a collision with a utility trailer on Monday that nearly cost him his life.
The accident happened on Esham Avenue in Berlin on Monday afternoon. The child was riding a motorized scooter in his yard, with his mother nearby. The child entered the street and lost control of the scooter.
“He just barely cleared the driveway when he was hit,” said Berlin Police Officer Matthew Corbin, who responded to the 911 call. “He entered the roadway and apparently he hit a trailer. The van [towing the trailer] was southbound on Esham Avenue.”
The accident was the result of an unfortunate set of circumstances.
“Apparently, he laid the scooter down and he slid into the trailer,” said Corbin.
The child hit the back of the single axle utility trailer, which was carrying concrete blocks and bricks, according to Corbin.
“The trailer passenger side tire did run over the child,” Corbin said.
The driver, a contractor working on the Franklin Knoll development, is not at fault, Corbin said.
“He couldn’t avoid the collision. The child came out into the road when [the van] was pretty much past,” Corbin said. “No charges are going to be filed against the driver.”
He added, “It was preventable but we’re not going to charge anybody in this. It’s just an unfortunate event that occurred, and hopefully they’ll learn from it.”
Neighbors administered first aid to the child until the ambulance arrived on the scene. A Maryland State Police medivac helicopter airlifted him to Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
Corbin said that he could not comment on the child’s injuries, beyond what he himself had seen.
“He had a lot of road rash over the majority of his body,” Corbin said.
Berlin Police Chief Arnold Downing said that the child suffered a collapsed lung and abrasions to the head.
“If he didn’t have a helmet on, he would be dead today, that’s from the doctors,” said Downing.
Corbin said that children 16 and under are legally required to wear helmets when riding any kind of bike, but that compliance is “extremely poor” in Berlin.
“Helmets save lives,” said Corbin. “Children have bike accidents all the time. The main cause of serious injuries is head trauma.”
The child, originally listed in stable condition at PRMC, is now recovering at home.